BLACKHAWKS BITS

Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames coaches nervous? Yes and no

Heading into the Blackhawks' Game 1 victory, the coaches showed not every head man reacts the same way.

"We all get nervous," said Hawks coach Quenneville, who is 43-45 in 10 playoff appearances heading into Thursday's game. "I find the first game of the year and the first playoff game you get the butterflies."

His counterpart from the Flames, who has a 94-74 career playoff mark, played it more calm and collected.

"It's fun to be back here ... to see the building alive," Keenan told the Calgary Herald.

Familiar faces: The Flames have four ex-Hawks on their roster: defensemen Adrian Aucoin, Jim Vandermeer and Anders Eriksson and winger Rene Bourque.

"It's great for [the Hawks] organization, the way they've turned it around," said Aucoin, who was traded to Calgary before the 2007 draft.

Bourque was dealt to the Flames after last season and still lives in Chicago in the off-season. "It's nice to play a team I used to play for," Bourque said.

Been a while: How long has it been since the Hawks played in the postseason?

"The last time the Blackhawks made the playoffs," Patrick Kane said told the Herald. "I was 13 ... cheering for the Sabres."

And Adam Burish?

"I was cheering for the Wisconsin Badgers back in Madison," said Burish, 19 at the time.

"But I was a fan of the Blackhawks. I had the Starter jacket, the [Chris] Chelios and [Jeremy] Roenick posters in my room."

One-timers: Winger Patrick Sharp returned to the Hawks' lineup after missing the final five regular-season games with a left knee injury. Sharp skated on the fourth line with Burish and Ben Eager. Colin Fraser and Aaron Johnson were healthy scratches. ... Bears quarterback Jay Cutler dropped the ceremonial first puck.